"What do you mean by painting a text?" asked Julius. "I thought texts were in the Bible."
"You are funny, Julius," replied Robin. "Of course they're in the Bible, but these are printed on cards in nice big letters with borders and flowers. I'm allowed to paint them on Sunday, and they're really jolly to do."
It was not long before Julius was introduced to the series of large outline texts which Robin displayed with pride and the eager energy which characterized his every action.
"If you like," he said, "perhaps mother will let you paint one with her colours. She's lent me her paint-box as it's so much better than mine."
"I've got a far finer one than that," remarked Julius, "with ever so many more paints in it."
Robin looked up in surprise at the unmannerly comment, but his mother signed to him to pass it by, and spread out the texts for the boys to choose.
"I find there are two exactly alike," she said, "suppose you each take one, and we'll see who gets on the better."
Robin read out the words as she held them up for him to see.
"The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good."
"That's my favourite verse," he added. "Let's paint that."